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9-letter words containing o, n, d, r

  • phonecard — calling card (def 3).
  • pied noir — an Algerian-born French person.
  • pinedrops — a slender, leafless, parasitic North American plant, Pterospora andromedea, having nodding white to red flowers, found growing under pines.
  • pioneered — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
  • polyandry — the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. Compare monandry (def 1).
  • ponderate — deliberate or intentional
  • pondering — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
  • ponderosa — a North American pine tree
  • ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
  • porbandar — a seaport in SW Gujarat, in W India.
  • portadown — a town in S Northern Ireland, in the district of Armagh. Pop: 25 958 (2001)
  • powdering — a thin sprinkling of something on a surface
  • powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
  • pre-owned — previously owned; used; secondhand: a sale of preowned furs.
  • predation — depredation; plundering.
  • predomain — (theory)   A domain with no bottom element.
  • premodern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
  • preordain — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
  • princedom — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
  • pro-hindu — a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
  • procident — relating to a prolapse
  • procyonid — any animal of the family Procyonidae, including the raccoons
  • producing — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • prolonged — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
  • promenade — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
  • promodern — in favour of the modern
  • properdin — a protein present in blood serum that, acting with complement, is involved in the destruction of alien cells, such as bacteria
  • propodeon — (of certain hymenopterans) the first segment of the abdomen that is fused to the thorax
  • prosodian — a person skilled in prosody
  • proudness — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
  • provender — dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.
  • provident — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
  • providing — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
  • pufendorf — Samuel von [zah-moo-uh l fuh n] /ˈzɑ mu əl fən/ (Show IPA), ("Severinus de Monzambano") 1632–94, German jurist and historian.
  • purdonium — a type of coal scuttle having a slanted cover that is raised to open it, and an inner removable metal container for the coal
  • purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
  • pyramidon — a pedal organ stop made of wooden pipes in the shape of an inverted pyramid
  • quadroons — Plural form of quadroon.
  • radiation — Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes.
  • radio van — a van containing equipment for transmitting and receiving radio signals
  • radioiron — the radioactive isotope of iron, with atomic weight 59 and a half-life of 46 days: used chiefly as a tracer in biochemistry.
  • radioland — the aggregate of listeners within the reach of a radio station's transmission.
  • radionics — a dowsing technique using a pendulum to detect the energy fields that are emitted by all forms of matter
  • radiothon — an on-the-air radio campaign, often lasting 24 hours or more, designed to raise money for a radio station, charity, the arts, etc., as from listeners phoning in and pledging specific donations, sometimes in exchange for gifts or premiums.
  • rain hood — a waterproof hood attached to a coat, that may be raised to cover the head when it is raining
  • rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
  • ramp down — decrease effort, work
  • randomize — to order or select in a random manner, as in a sample or experiment, especially in order to reduce bias and interference caused by irrelevant variables; make random.
  • raw-boned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
  • re-offend — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
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